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title: Datto RMM (Password Grant) - How do I link my account?
sidebarTitle: Datto RMM (Password Grant)
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# Overview

To authenticate with Datto RMM, you need:
1. **Platform** – Your Datto RMM platform (e.g., `merlot`, `pinotage`, `concord`, `vidal`, `zinfandel`, `syrah`). This determines your API base URL like `https://<platform>-api.centrastage.net`.
2. **API Key** - A unique identifier used to generate an access token for requests associated with your account.
3. **API Secret Key** - A secret token used alongside the **API Key** to generate an access token for authenticating requests. 

This guide walks you through enabling API access and finding your **Platform (Region)** in Datto RMM.

### Prerequisites:

- Admin access to your Datto RMM tenant.

### Step 1: Enable API access and generate API keys

1. Login to your Datto RMM instance, go to **Setup** > **Global Settings** > **Access Control** and toggle the **Enable API Access** button.
<img src="/integrations/all/datto-rmm/access_control.png"/>
2. Go to **Setup** > **Users**, select your user, then click **Generate API Keys** to create an **API Key** and **API Secret Key** for the user.
<img src="/integrations/all/datto-rmm/generate_api_key.png"/>
3. The **API Key** and **API Secret Key** will be displayed. 
<img src="/integrations/all/datto-rmm/api_key.png"/>
4. Click **Save User**.

### Step 2: Select your platform

Your platform corresponds to your region and defines your base URL:

- `merlot` → `https://merlot-api.centrastage.net`
- `pinotage` → `https://pinotage-api.centrastage.net`
- `concord` → `https://concord-api.centrastage.net`
- `vidal` → `https://vidal-api.centrastage.net`
- `zinfandel` → `https://zinfandel-api.centrastage.net`
- `syrah` → `https://syrah-api.centrastage.net`

You can also verify Swagger at `https://<platform>-api.centrastage.net/api/swagger-ui/index.html`.

#### Step 3: Enter credentials in the Connect UI

Once you have your **Platform**, **API Key** and **API Secret Key**:
1. Open the form where you need to authenticate with Datto RMM (Password Grant).
2. Enter **Platform**, **API Key** and **API Secret Key** in their respective fields.
3. Submit the form, and you should be successfully authenticated.

<img src="/integrations/all/datto-rmm-password-grant/form.png" style={{maxWidth: "450px" }}/>

You are now connected to Datto RMM (Password Grant).